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Springfield, Fannie A. Stebbins; Home Gardens of the Worcester Public 

 Schools, Edna R. Thayer; and Some Suggestions for Beginning Garden Work, 

 W. R. Hart. 



A list of books on school and home gardens and of other publications by the 

 department of agricultural education of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 is appended. 



Agricultural fair associations and their utilization in agricultural educa- 

 tion and improvement, J. Hamilton ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Office Expt. Stas. Girc. 

 109, pp. 23). — This circular gives the result of an extended study of the condi- 

 tions of county fairs in the various States, and contains numerous suggestions 

 in detail as to methods of increasing their usefulness for the betterment of edu- 

 cational, social, and economic conditions in rural communities. These sugges- 

 tions relate to the management of the fair, exhibits, judging, the allotment of 

 space, demonstrations, contests, entertainments and amusements, concessions, 

 and other important details. An appendix contains a suggested form of organi- 

 zation. 



Farmers' clubs (Univ. Minn., Dept. Agr., Ext. Bill. 1, 1910, pp. 16). — The 

 possible functions of such clubs and their value in cooperative educational 

 endeavor are discussed, and a suggestive constitution and by-laws are given. 



List of books for a farmer's library {Venn. State Col., Dept. Agr. Ext. Girc. 

 10, pp. If). — Lists of books with publishers and prices are given on general agri- 

 culture, agricultural economics, farm equipment, live stock, crops, soils, dairy- 

 ing, general horticulture, and special topics. These lists would be useful to 

 teachers of agriculture in high schools. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Arizona Station, 1910 {Arizona Sta. Rpt. 

 1910, pp. 361-402, table 1, figs. 3). — This contains the organization list, an ad- 

 ministrative report by the director on the work and publications of the station, 

 a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910, and departmental 

 reports, the experimental features of which are for the most part abstracted 

 elsewhere in this issue, together with determinations of the solubility of copper 

 sulphid in pure water, analyses of Salton Sea water, and discharge measure- 

 ments of the Rillito and Santa Cruz rivers. 



Twenty-second Annual Report of Illinois Station, 1909 {Illinois Sta. Rpt. 



1909, pp. 11). — This contains lists of the publications of the station since its 

 establishment and during the fiscal year, a brief statement concerning the 

 principal lines of work, and a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 

 30, 1909. 



Twenty-third Annual Report of Illinois Station, 1910 {Illinois Sta. Rpt. 



1910, pp. 12). — Data similar to the above are reported for the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1910. 



Twenty-third Annual Report of New York Cornell Station, 1910 {New 

 YorJc Gornell Sta. Rpt. 1910, pp. Lir+498, pi. 1, figs. 222).— This report, which 

 is not intended for general distribution, contains the organization list of the 

 station, a report of the president of the university, a report of the acting 

 director which includes brief statements of the main lines of work of the 

 various departments, a financial statement as to the federal funds for the fiscal 

 year ended June .30, 1910, and reprints of Bulletins 270-277 and 279-283. 



Twenty-eighth Annual Report of New York State Station, 1909 {New York 

 State Sta. Rpt. 1910, pp. 588, pis. 31, figs. iO).— This contains the organization 

 list of the station, a financial statement for the federal funds for the fiscal year 



